I've never had any problems with iphoto losing photos, some of my clients have 14k+ images and nothing untoward apart from the odd sharing problem over a wifi network (probably just slow speeds). Likewise aperture has been rock solid.
Regards Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 [email protected] On 28 Feb 2011, at 23:56, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. Good to know about the non-destructive modifications. > > What I am looking for is something that does what iphoto was designed to do, > right fro the start, but which it seems to have some problems with: to have > collections of thumbnails arranged in a catalogue. Click on the thumbnail to > see the image full size. So it's a way of organising photos. > > All the bells and whistles are great, but the key is the role as an organiser > of images in thumbnails. > > Ranulph > > > > > On 28 Feb 2011, at 22:15, Alastair Weller wrote: > >> Hi Ranulph >> >> What do you mean by image catalogues? Aperture requires photos to be stored >> in projects, which can be nested in folders (selecting the folder combines >> the projects), photos can then be combined into albums and uploaded as >> Flickr (sets) or Facebook albums as well as MobileMe integration as well as >> a number of other others I haven't explored yet (Smart Album, Book, Light >> Table, Slideshow, Web Journal, Web Page, Smart Website). >> >> Adjustments you make to a photo within Aperture are non destructive allowing >> you to access your original (master) at any time. >> >> Alastair >> >> On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 9:53 PM, Ranulph Glanville <[email protected]> wrote: >> Can I just confirm that aperture will give me image catalogues. I used iview >> for years, and it had advantages even if it wasn't pretty. Moving to iphoto, >> I discovered, is dangerous: lost images, originals damaged etc. Now that >> aperture doesn't cost an arm and a leg, I'm thinking I might move to that >> for general editing of photos, and for cataloguing. >> >> Confirmations gratefully accepted! >> >> Thanks, Ranulph >> >> PS I assume the problems of disappearing images etc that one gets with >> iphoto don't happen with aperture? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> >> >> >> -- >> P Before you print think about the ENVIRONMENT >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
